---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 97.15-75"
title: "46"
number: "97.15-75"
heading: "Test of inflatable hopper gate seals on Great Lakes bulk dry cargo vessels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/97.15-75"
---

# §97.15-75. Test of inflatable hopper gate seals on Great Lakes bulk dry cargo vessels.

- (a) It is the duty of the Master to ensure that the inflatable hopper gate seals installed on vessels required to meet the damage stability requirements of [subpart H of part 172](/cfr/46/part172-subpartH.md) of this chapter are tested after each carriage of cargo.
- (b) Where inflatable hopper gate seals are installed, the test must consist of inflating the seals and assuring they hold the design pressure for at least 15 minutes without a drop in pressure.
- (c) The date of the test and the condition of the equipment must be noted in the vessel's official logbook.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 80-159, 51 FR 33059, Sept. 18, 1986]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 5111, 6101; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757; 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17011, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 80-159, 51 FR 33059, Sept. 18, 1986]